“Ramji refused to pay for his brother’s funeral, and I had to step in,” reminisces the nonagenarian, which puts others in a tight spot. Ramji’s son is sitting at the bedside.
“Of course, I remember you – you are from a different religion, often smoked in my bathroom and I’d chided Ravi on marrying you.” His best friend’s wife is accommodating of his derogatory manner and smiles.
His recollections of the past are often an embarrassment to the family.
But at this point in his life – there is no future, and the present is nothing but a summary of the past.
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“…there is no future, and the present is nothing but a summary of the past.”
Succinctly powerful concluding sentence, Reena.
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Thank you so much, Denise!
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Wow! One of your best, Reena!
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That’s a great compliment. Thanks 😊
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You’re very welcome, Reena!
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Good Six, Reena!
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Thank you, Chris!
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Nice description of the present as “nothing but a summary of the past”
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Thank you, Frank!
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like this (we seem to be somewhat in simpatico Six-Sentence Storyistically speaking)…
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Thanks! Will look up.
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Very profoundly last lines
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